Fort Smith Police Get Warrant For Robbery Suspect

Fort Smith Police Get Warrant For Robbery Suspect

Fort Smith Police Get Warrant For Robbery Suspect

Fort Smith Police Get Warrant For Robbery Suspect

Photo courtesy of Fort Smith Police Department / A robbery suspect is seen on surveillance video early Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Valero, 5727 Kelley Highway.

Times Record Staff

Fort Smith police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a suspect in an armed robbery that happened early Sunday.

Malcolm Anthony Thomas, 21, is wanted on suspicion of felony aggravated robbery stemming from a Sunday incident in which the Valero at 5727 Kelley Highway was robbed at about 1:44 a.m., according to a news release from Sgt. Daniel Grubbs with the Fort Smith Police Department.

An employee told police that a black man wearing a gray hoodie and blue bandanna across his face robbed the store at gunpoint. The suspect, believed to be Thomas, grabbed the money drawer and fled, running west across the parking lot, the release states.

A witness reported seeing the suspect running from the store with the money drawer and get into the back seat of a vehicle on Koller Avenue before the vehicle took off, according to the release.

The warrant for Thomas carries a $25,000 bond. He should be considered armed and dangerous, the release states.

Anyone with information on Thomas’ whereabouts is asked to call the Fort Smith Police Department at (479) 709-5100.